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  San Marino tour
San Marino, the world's fifth-smallest state, also claims to be the world's oldest republic.
In the Lombard age, San Marino was a fief of the dukes of Spoleto, but the free commune dates to the tenth century.
After the war, San Marino became the first country in the world to be ruled by a communist party (the San Marinese Communist Party, in coalition with the San Marinese Socialist Party) through democratic elections.
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 San Marino,san ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When the moderate government, then in force, gave a few pale concessions to the lower ranks, the middle ranks, with the intention of maintaining their own privileges that could almost be described as feudal (there still existed share-cropping) on the remaining population, reacted by assuming the fascist mode that was already present in Italy.
The San Marino Fascist Party was born in 1922, it lacked from the beginning an internal unity: we must remember however that the common interest of its followers was to maintain the personal privileges and classes.
In San Marino, just as in Italy, Mussolini wasted no time in demonstrating his activity by unveiling his project of constructing a train line from Rimini to San Marino, completely financed by Italy.
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 San Marino - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Of note in San Marino are the Basilica of Santo Marino; towers (14th-16th cent.) built on each of the three peaks of Mt. Titano; the Gothic government house; and several museums of art.
Legislative power in San Marino is vested in the popularly elected grand council (Consiglio Grande e Generale), which is made up of 60 members elected to five-year terms; every six months the council appoints two regents (Capitani Reggenti), who in conjunction with the 10-member council of state form the executive.
San Marino became a member of the United Nations in 1992.
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 San Marino Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When it comes to tiny, San Marino (its official title, The Most Serene Republic of San Marino, is more of an endorsement than a title) is a colossus of the miniaturised: in its entirety it's not much bigger than two or three suburbs strung together.
Marino and Leo were the apostles of their time and dedicated their lives to the usual litany of saintly behaviour - extreme self-denial, florid acts of sacrifice, performing miracles of the making-cripples-walk-and-blind-see type - right up until they went their separate hermetic ways (Leo to Montefeltro and Marino to Mount Titano).
They quickly gathered a band of followers together, and by the 12th century San Marino had evolved into an independent commune ruled by its own statutes and consuls, and protected from the meddling of bishops and the incursions of neighbouring armies by isolation and impregnable rock.
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 Comparative Criminology | Europe - San Marino
The population of San Marino is comprised of native Sammarinese and Italian citizens.
According to tradition, San Marino was founded in AD 301 when a Christian stonemason named Marinus the Dalmatian fled to the island of Arbe to escape the anti-Christian Roman Emperor Diocletian.
San Marino has been occupied by foreign militaries twice in its history, both for only short periods of time.
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 Politics of San Marino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Politics of San Marino takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Captains Regent are the heads of state, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
San Marino was originally led by the Arengo, initially formed with the heads of each family.
The two main parties are the Democratic Christian Party of San Marino (PDCS) and the Party of Socialists and Democrats (PSD, a merger of the Socialist Party of San Marino and the Party of Democrats) in addition to several other smaller parties.
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 San Marino
San Marino has honorary Consulates General in Washington, DC and New York and honorary Consulates in Detroit and Honolulu.
Due to the small size and low population of San Marino, it is difficult for any party to gain a pure majority, and most of the time the government is run by a coalition.
San Marino is a full member of the United Nations, International Court of Justice, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Health Organization (WHO), World Tourism Organization (WTO), Council of Europe, International Red Cross Organization, and the International Institution for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIIT), among others.
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 San Marino GOVERNMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Women also received the franchise effective in 1960 and were first permitted to run for office in 1974 (they voted in national elections for the first time in 1964).
Two members of the Council are named every six months to head the executive branch of the government; one represents the town of San Marino and the other the countryside.
As of 2003, the captains-regent were Pier Marino Menicucci (PDCS) and Giovanni Giannoni (PSS).
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 City of San Marino, CA - City Council Page
overning the City of San Marino is a city council of five members, elected by the people for a four-year term, at elections held in March of odd calendar years.
San Marino was formed to protect your personal rights and to control the growth and activities of the City in such a way that each individual resident will be guaranteed a pleasant place in which to live with a minimum of nuisance, with assurance that his property values will be protected by stringent zoning regulations.
It is your City Council's desire to acquaint the old and new residents with the history and background of San Marino, its many advantages and some of your responsibilities as a citizen.
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 SAN MARINO: parliamentary elections Consiglio grande e generale, 1993
Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
As a result of a political crisis in March 1992, the ruling coalition of the Christian Democratic Party (PDCS) and the Progressive Democratic Party (PPDS – the Communist Party until 1990) came to an end as the former deemed the arrangement outdated in view of the demise of communism in Europe.
The elections also saw the entry into Parliament for the first time of three smaller parties, which totalled nine seats.
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 History of San Marino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The three main parties are the Democratic Christian Party of San Marino (PDCS), the Socialist Party of San Marino (PSS), and the Progressive Democratic Party of San Marino (PPDS) in addition to several other smaller parties.
Due to the small size of San Marino and its low population, it is difficult for any party to gain a pure majority and most of the time the government is run by a coalition.
Following a period of political instability after the June 2001 elections, in December 2003 the three largest parties formed a coalition government with a view to reforming the electoral law and subsequently calling for early elections.
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 City of San Marino, CA - City Codes Chpt 1-3
The official address for the City of San Marino, California shall be stated as "2200 Huntington Drive, San Marino, California".
Elections of members to the City Council shall be held in March of each odd-numbered year.
No person elected to membership on the City Council shall, subsequent to such election, be eligible for appointment as City Manager until one year has elapsed from the time the person has ceased to be a member of the Council.
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 Religion and Law Research Consortium
The object of the applications was to obtain a decision as to whether the facts of the case disclosed a breach by the respondent State of its obligations under Article 9 of the Convention.
The Republic of San Marino had, admittedly, been founded by a man of religion but it was a secular State in which freedom of religion was expressly enshrined in law (Article 4 of the Declaration of Rights of 1974).
Regard being had to the special character of San Marino, deriving from its history, traditions and social fabric, the reaffirmation of traditional values represented by the taking of the oath was necessary in order to maintain public order.
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 A short history of San Marino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
According to tradition San Marino, part of the Roman Empire, becomes an independent state, successively known as Land of San Marino, Free City of San Marino, and finally Republic of San Marino.
Since the constitution of 1925 San Marino is a parliamentary democracy.
From 1945 until 1957 San Marino is governed by a coalition of the Partito Comunista Sammarinese (San Marino Communist Party, PCS) and Partito Socialista Sammarinese (San Marino Socialist Party, PSS), but since 1957 the government is dominated by the Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese (San Marino Christian Democratic Party, PCDS).
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 San Marino
The flag of San Marino was lastly confirmed in its today’s form on 6th of April in 1862.
The coat of arms of San Marino was – like the flag – lastly confirmed by law on 6th of April in 1862.
The Name of the state "San Marino" has its roots in the Holy Marinus, the legendary founder of the state.
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 Election Resources on the Internet: Western Europe
Elections to the Dutch Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives)
Elections to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic
Elections to the Spanish Congress of Deputies, in English and Spanish
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 San Marino - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
MODERN HISTORY - WWII TO 1993: From 1947 to 1957 San Marino had a communist led coalition government and in 1957 was replaced by the Christian Democrats (PDCS) and the Independent Social Democrats (PSDIS) in another coalition until 1973.
In 1992 San Marino was admitted to the UN and in March 1992 the PSDIS, having relinquished their alliance with the Progressive Democratic Party (formerly the PCS), formed a coalition government with the PDCS.
In 1993 UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali visited San Marino and elections resulted in the PSDIS and PDCS maintaining their position as the two leading political parties, and formed another coalition government.
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 San Marino, country, Europe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
), officially Republic of San Marino, republic (1995 est.
Of note in San Marino are the Basilica of Santo Marino; towers (14th–16th cent.) built on each of the three peaks of Mt. Titano; the Gothic government house; and several museums of art.
Following a period of Communist rule (1947–57), a coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats came to power.
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 San Marino: The Mystery of the Small, IRED
San Marino was used as a refuge from more than 100,000 Italians and Jews during the World War II but the Germans didn't attack the defenseless country.
As one of the smallest territorial entities in Europe (third smallest after the Vatican and Monaco), San Marino is heavily dependant on the foreign trade and on the good relations with the surrounding state Italy.
San Marino is an interesting place, not just for the tourists but also for the investors, big and small.
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 Elections in San Marino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections in San Marino gives information on election and election results in San Marino.
San Marino elects on national level a legislature.
San Marino has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
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 Politics of San Marino
In San Marino the Arengo[?], initially formed with the heads of each family, relinquished its power to the Great and General Council.
In 1243, the first two Captains Regent were nominated by the Council and this method of nomination is still in use today.
The parliament is divided into five different Advising Commissions consisting of 15 councils which examine, propose, and discuss the implementation of new laws that are on there way to being submitted to the Great and General Council.
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 BUBL LINK: San marino
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in San Marino, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
Listing of political resources relevant to San Marino, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
Basic reference information about San Marino, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
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 Working Paper Sites of Political Science - Country Biography Index
The population of San Marino is comprised of native Sammarinese and Italian
Nuncio, based in Rome, is the dean of San Marino's diplomatic corps.
San Marino is a full member of the United Nations, International Court of
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 BUSCARINI AND OTHERS v. SAN MARINO - 24645/94 [1999] ECHR 7 (18 February 1999)
The Grand Chamber included ex officio Mr L. Ferrari Bravo, the judge elected in respect of San Marino (Article 27 § 2 of the Convention and Rule 24 § 4 of the Rules of Court), Mr.
The history and traditions of San Marino were linked to Christianity, since the State had been founded by a saint; today, however, the oath’s religious significance had been replaced by “the need to preserve public order, in the form of social cohesion and the citizens’ trust in their traditional institutions”.
It would therefore be inappropriate for the Court to criticise the margin of appreciation which San Marino had to have in this matter.
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 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1995 - San Marino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The final court of review is San Marino's Council of Twelve, a group of judges chosen for 6-year terms (four replaced every 2 years) from among the members of the GGC.
Although San Marino does not formally offer asylum to refugees, it has given a few individuals de facto asylum by permitting them to reside and work in San Marino.
Women gained the right to vote in the early 1960's and voted in national elections for the first time in 1964.
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 Columbia Encyclopedia- San Marino - AOL Research & Learn
Columbia Encyclopedia- San Marino - AOL Research & Learn
, officially Republic of San Marino, republic (2005 est.
From writing on water to parting the Red Sea, it's been a strange year in the world of science.
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